The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1887-03-25
NUMBER 10.

and nature is assuming that beautiful green
which SO delights end captivates all the finer
feelings Of mans intellect. This beautiful sea-
son teaches man that he too should be active,
that he should prepare for the duties Of life,
30 that when he has discharged those duties,
he may be satisfied with tho contemplation of
the life he has spent.
Will my readers pardon me for thus moraliz-
ing in a series Of articles devoted to Agricul-
tural Education! No apology is offered for
thus doing.
Activity is the essence of good and useful
life. No occupation, no business which can
engage the attention Of man, presents so many
means Of improvement, both intellectually and
morally, as that Of Agriculture. Man was de-
signed for labor when placed in the Garden
of Eden, he was put there to dress it and 10
keep it, If this does not provo the assertion
just made, we are at a loss by what means to
establish the fact that man was designed for
labor. We will not stop to argue the point if
any one disputes it; for for we think that il
the proof adduccd fails to satisfy, all other evil
denee will be equally unsatisfactory.
AS man is created to be active and employed
and rs he prepares himself by study aud
proper course of training for the different avo-
cations of life, is it unreasonable to advance
the idea that the tiler Of the sell should
be educated and trained for that department,
by proper AMI judicious system of education
The education which is required for tho farmer
is enc that will enable him SO to cultivate the
earth as TO cause it TO yield the greatest amount
Of produce with the least exhaustion of the
soil. Any science or learning that will enable
q man to accomplish this is surely worthy the
attention Of man, and especially of him who
desires to earn his bread by the sweat of his
| face
Several years ago, when q book on Chemistry
was first placed in our hands, we were highly
pleased and very much grati6ed, and with
pleasure do we now recall the emotions that
then pervaded our bosom. Subsequently,, when
the mysteries of that useful science wore un-
folded to our younger mind by one of the most
learned men of his day, VIC perceived, or
thought we perceived, the many use, TO which
Chemistry could be apple not only in the
arts aud sciences, but in the ordinary business
Of life. revolution has been wrought since
that time, in Chemistry. Instead Of being en-
gagged in the investigation of tho properties
| of minerals and medicines, the earth has been
subjected u its powerful analysis and been
compelled to declare what its component parts
are-how its deficiencies and relundancies may
be increased anil diminished-what manures
are adapted to different soils-what plants are
suited to different climatrs-the different modes
of applying the various stimulants-how roots
are acted on by these means, and how all these
may, by the aid Of science, be made to conduco
in the highest degree, TO tho production of the
earth-nll may be said to be developed by the
discourses of great and distinguished men who
have labored in the field of Chemistry.
| In my next article shall endeavor to show
the Importance of Chemistry TO tho agricul-
turist-the farmer. CvIs.
SUNDAY DRISKs IN WAco.-Waco, Tex,
March lI.-The Sunday law has been in forco
for several weeks and various and suudry de-
| vices havo been used with more or less success
to evade its rigorous provisions, or rather its
dry and uncompromising logic, which is fine
aud imprisonment. There is = slick way, and
when the following occurrence took place in
the rear of Roper's Pacific Saloon, no ono
could swear that the blind tiger was operated
by that establishment. and the Grand Jury
| knows not where to turn.
Sunday morning. nosn and night, a number
of men were seen going into side door in tho
rear of the Pacific alley. While passing
through the open court in the rear of the saloon
one Of the boys discovered automatic ma
chine which set out what was called for and he
quickly made known the discovery to his
friends, who had been standing about on the
shady side of the street with their tongues
hanging out, and almost famishing for drink
Of ice water or somo other water.
Another one passing in at the alley door
walked only about five or six PAGES when he
discovered picture Of one of the two Johns
on the door, Across the largest part of the
one John was written the name of our County
Attorney, Captain Il. A. Blair. On the panel
of the door where the picture was placed was
; q slide which, when tapped on, would raise up
and sort of closet with shelf in it would bo
revealed. On the shelf sat q tin box, which
contained slips of blank paper, and the thirsty
citizen wrote on these slips the style of fluid
his appetite craved, and placed it in the closet
along with sum Of money required to pay
for tho drink. Tho slide then wont down with
o slam. Waiting moment, the thirsty man
knocked again, and up the slide came, and
there stood glasses with just what was called
for.
On the slip Of paper, if man had friend
and tho both wanted straight whiskey, he wrote
'rwo straights' and put twenty-five cents on
the shelf. If they wanted beer, Two beers
was written on the slip and ten cents left in
the closet.
gentleman who was present noted tho
mode of application, put down 10 csnts, and
wrote One bottle beer The slide closed
down, and when it raised ngain there was tho
10 cents, and on the slip of paper was written
% cents. The crowd laughed at the dry man,